100 Voices- Wish You Were Here, charidy single great mate.

[cd_david]

 



Hello 

 

Please see details below of a fundraising campaign for 4 charities. The video release which hopes to generate the voluntary donations is timed to go live at 8pm Sunday 24th. 

Please feel free to share the campaign if you feel it’s something you’d like to do. 

 

Thanks 

David 

 

there’s also some gratuitous 73 P shots too 😁

 

 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –

 

WISH YOU WERE HERE CHARITY SINGLE

 

The Lockdown Choir…

 

Back in October 2020, as we faced increased social restrictions and, at the time, the possibility of further lockdowns, four musicians based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne recorded a poignant version of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here, with the aim of getting as many other musicians singing vocals on the track. The project came about as a fundraiser for musicians and crew: they have provided entertainment and solace for many, both before and during the pandemic, and the choir gave the opportunity to provide some small token of help and show appreciation for those that have provided so much for us in the past.

 

The plan is to use the single not only to fundraise for musicians and crew but also to raise awareness of the crisis facing themduring lockdowns, highlight the serious effect this is having on everyone’s mental health, and, most importantly, the people who have been lost throughout this pandemic.

 

The final video track features 105 members of the ‘choir’, not only from the UK but also contributions from the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, New Zealand, North and South America, Canada: truly a global choir. The vocals of all the choir were recorded using phones and computers, plus 25 members of the choir also recorded individual videos; all the elements were then edited to the final version you see today.

 

David Anderson, project organiser, commented “Everyone is missing someone… wishing they were here. Whether it’s people we’ve lost to the pandemic, friends who’ve passed and we couldn’t say goodbye to, or just isolated from friends and family,” going on to say “I think everyone globally has felt the need to express this, and I felt this choir would provide an outlet. I wanted the song to have 100 voices – it seemed important to reach that number, as it matched the feelings of those involved and there are few things as moving as so many people singing with such emotion.”

 

The video single is available via YouTube 

 

– end of release –

 

Edited January 24, 2021 by cd_david